Divine callings understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism - Pitt, Richard N. (New York : New York University Press, 2012)
The Church of God in Christ: history and context -- "Heard a voice from heaven say": calling narratives among Black Pentecostals -- "All the world's a stage": how congregations create the called -- "Of priests and prophets": the (non-) value of educational credentialing -- "Don't quit your day job": redefining religious work -- "Chew the meat and spit out the bones": negotiating women's clerical identity -- Legitimating new understandings of ministry and the clergy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Church of God in Christ -- Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election; African American clergy; Vocation, Ecclesiastical; RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership; RELIGION / Leadership; Electronic books